Do tell...have you already pulled out your Halloween decorations? The kids have been pleading to get ours out for weeks, but I told them they had to wait until October 1st! I much prefer Fall decorations to Halloween, but they're only little once so I go with it.

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Decorating my planner is not something I spend tons of time on. If anything, I add some washi tape to the ring side of the page or maybe a countdown calendar. I carry around a couple different page designs of Gratitude inserts because sometimes I forget to tuck my travelers notebookGratitude Journal into my tote bag. I really do use my planner as a planner, not another memory keeping project because I feel like I have enough memory keeping projects to keep my busy.

But, I do like to look at pretty things, even in my Filofax. While I was trimming my Fall Bucket List journaling cards, I wondered if I could hack it to use as a Today page marker.

Well I tried and I think it worked pretty well! The DATE tab peeks out just enough for me to find my page and it's sturdy enough since I printed it on 110 lb. card stock.

Let's Make It
After printing my Fall journaling cards, I knew I wanted to use the Hello Fall as a Today marker and had to figure out a way to have room to punch holes for my Filofax planner. Take a look at the photo below to see how I trimmed my cards to do that.

It never fails. The cats can be in deep slumber somewhere in the netherlands of our home and once I decide to do a photo shoot for a blog post or shop listing, the kitties think it's their cue to photo bomb.

The journaling card {part of the freebie kit I designed for all #30lists participants received} is tucked inside the bag. See how I punched a mini speech bubble onto a die cut {here is a similar set} and placed it on the 1" circle? Just having a little fun.

There are a number of ways I could have added my list to the page: stickers, labels,washi tape or even a journaling card. I pulled out some vellum and a black Sharpie, though, and it lets that super fun yellow yardstick still peek through.

I then trimmed through what was left of a sticker {it was part of the mini album embellishment kit} and used a portion of it on top of the printable on the left side of the page and a portion on the bottom right of the list page.

See how I used a paper doily and some more skinny yellow washi tape that I also added to the bottom left of my list.

Now, just stamp your desired design onto your canvas bag. Take care...depending upon what type of ink you're using, you may want to slip some scrap card stock inside the bag so that it doesn't bleed to the other side.

After I stamped my bag, I thought it needed something else. I rummaged through my drawers and ran across some color mist that I've had in my stash for years. I think the addition of the mist adds that extra bit of ghoulishness I was looking for!

There's a new instant downloadFall journaling card set in the shop and I couldn't stop myself from taking some time yesterday to create with them. I'm a sucker for all things Fall...the colors, the temperatures, the crispness in the air, a warm, crackling fire AND sweater weather.

Here's how they look after they're trimmed to size. Won't these 3x4 cards be perfect for our Project Life pocket pages, scrapbook layouts and mini books? Just use your 1" circle punch for the Date journaling spots.

With 44 pages of yummy paper goodness, what would you do with this charming Smashbook style mini book? Several pages are already decorated and embellished for you. And there's even an embellishment pack included!

I've been wanting a cover for my Kindle Paperwhite since we bought it nearly a year ago. I'm always tossing it in my purse as I head out the door for school pick up or sport and music practices. And, for some reason I just didn't make it a priority even though G has been somewhat kindly reminding me that I need to get a cover so I don't scratch it up.

If I knew it was going to be so easy, and cheap, I would have made this eons ago.

It's important that you first "square off" your felt sheet so that all edges are straight. Don't rely on the edges of the felt sheet you purchased to be perfect and straight as it is. You can see what I mean by that in the photo below. If I had not trimmed to make straight edges, my cover would have been wonky.

The September #30lists challenge is underway, but it's never too late to register {affiliate link}, there's even a bundle pack available.

List 4 | I Feel My Best When

Me Time and Let It Go are two HUGE factors in me feeling my best. I work every day on not dwelling on things I cannot change. I've realized that if I'm not feeling my best, the rest of the family suffers and that's not fair. Honetly, I think menopause has a part in all that.

Okay, a good hair day goes a long way, too!

Those Thickers are my all-time favorites, I'll be sad when the last of my stash are gone. I often use kraft paper strips as journaling strips, they seem to anchor the journaling when placed on patterned cardstock. I've used this trick many times in my mini books, but I bet you already knew that!

Yeah, I'm more of a "just on time" kind of girl. Which to my Mom is the same thing as being late. Growing up, we were always early. And she's always early. To the point that sometimes I want to give her a time 15 minutes later just so she show's up on time. *bad daughter*

The gold washi tape was a page design and came as is in this mini book. It has sold out, but I have similar journals in the shop if you like this style of memory keeping.

I like to keep my hands busy. I'm a multi-tasker at heart and often do more than one thing at a time. I feel guilty for watching TV when I could and should be doing so many other things. While I was on a Netflix binge last week, I browsed my crochet love board on Pinterest and found this tutorialand my heart was happy!

This pattern is so simple, so easy and oh, so gratifying to work with. I have a few ideas on how to embellish these colorful rounds and may even finish off a few into granny squares.

Here's my cover and the basket of goodies I gathered so that everything's in one place. Here's where I found the teal rose ribbon. The stamped girl image is from Jenni Bowlin.

I signed up for Shimelle's Learn Something New Every Day class last year. Yes, you read that correctly. I have heard so much about her many classes from my bloggy friends that I thought it was about time that I try one for myself. As a side note, I am woefully behind in completing each day's list, but I'm happy to share what I have completed thus far. I am using something from my stash. It's a mini book cover from EK Success and it has grey coils that I'll be adding after all my pages are complete.

If you love lists and journaling, then the #30lists challenge is the perfect way for you to create a little snapshot of your "right now" moments. This will be my 14th challenge to participate in, I'm an Ambassador, and each time I learn a little something new about myself!

And to think that I didn't even drink coffee until 4 or 5 years ago. I used one of the "today" free printables I designed for the challenge and some of my favorite of all time Thickers. It will be a sad day when they're all gone.

List Two | I Am Excited For

Don't blink, you might just miss my list. I jotted down a few things in the "label" that was part of the paper design. I'm such a tricky girl!